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Title Statement | Women behind the wheel: an unexpected and personal history of the car / Nancy A. Nichols. |
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Alternative Title(s) | Unexpected and personal history of the car |
Author | Nichols, Nancy A., 1959- |
Publication | New York: Pegasus Books,2024. |
Edition | First Pegasus Books cloth edition. |
Extent of Item | 230 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates |
ISBN | 9781639365593 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr07316175 |
Contents | Birth of a car salesman --My mother's Chevy Convertible and sexual freedom --My sister's Mustang : a fashion accessory made of steel --The moving van --My first car : speed, power, and women's liberation --The Punch Buggy : the Volkswagen Beetle and violence against women --New York City --My Honda Odyssey : minivans and moms --Cars, consumption, and cancer --Automotive maternity and the Volvo --My Subaru : gender and the lesbian car --The pious Prius and the bicycle : a story about violence and the car --COVID-19, cars and the hated commute --Paying the pink tax : the high cost of driving while female --Back to the future in the electric "ladies" car --Tomorrow's vehicle : autonomous, connected, distracting, and dangerous --Actual miles may vary : the story we tell ourselves about the car. |
Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Summary | "From the adolescent thrill of getting a driver's license to the dreaded commutes of adulthood, from vintage muscle cars to electric vehicles, this groundbreaking book documents the outsized impact the car has had -- and will continue to have -- on the lives of women."-- |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Automobile travel--History--United States |
Feminism--History--United States | |
Women automobile drivers--Psychological aspects--History--United States | |
Automobiles--Social aspects--History--United States | |
Women automobile drivers--Social aspects--History--United States |